Dawes Brighton Dutch bicycle

[Imlach]

I was in India last summer heading from Manali up to Leh, I had chickened out of riding as the road goes over a 4,000 metre pass and had taken a bus with my bike on the roof when we overtook a man riding an old fashioned single speed bike flying an Indian flag with rice sacks for luggage, a week later I was riding around Leh when he went past me in the other direction and apart from a wave I did not get the chance to speak to the rider and hear his story.

Absolute testament to the power of a man or woman with their bike. All the amazing gubbins and doodads might add to the comfort, but at the end of the day it is our footsies and a bit of chain that get's us where we're meant to be going! I'd love to do remote trips like what you're describing but I'm an absolute imposter merely amazed by the achievements of others